1st Edition

The Emergence of Postfeminist Identities in Higher Education Neoliberal Dynamics and the Performance of Gendered Subjectivities

By Eleftheria Atta Copyright 2021
153 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

153 Pages
by Routledge

By drawing on qualitative research conducted in universities in Cyprus, this book presents an account of life in the academy from a feminist perspective. In doing so, the texts uncover new gendered identities emerging as a result of neoliberal and postfeminist discourses in Higher Education. Adopting a psychosocial lens, and drawing on theories of affect and performativity, this volume... Read more

Part I: The Context of Neoliberalism, Higher Education and Postfeminist Subjectivity;  1. Introduction;  2. Understanding the Impact of Neoliberalism on the Education Sector;  3. Neoliberal Discourses and their Influence on Academic Subjectivities;  4. Neoliberalism, Postfeminism and Subjectivity;  Part II: Exploring the Neoliberal and Postfeminist Gendered Subjectivities of Academics in Cyprus;  5. Applying a Psychosocial Lens in Research with Academics;  6. Researching with Academics on Gendered Subjectivities;  7. Neoliberal Ideals in Higher Education in Cyprus: The Implications for Gendered Academic Identities and the Emergence of New Identity Spaces;  8. Diversification of Higher Education in Cyprus: The Implications for Gendered Academic Identities and the Emergence of New Identity Spaces;  9. Conclusions

Biography

Eleftheria Atta is Associate Professor in Higher Education in Cyprus. She completed her doctoral studies at the UCL Institute of Education, University of London, UK.